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Excellency
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Government House, Rong,Hong,
10th April 13 MAY 13
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter of the 8th instant and to thank you for the information therein contained concerning the patrols carried out by the ships under your command.
I am very much obliged for the assistance you kindly offer in making arrangements for an occasional patrol in the open waters between Hong Kong, Wangmin and
Manao.
I am taking steps to diminish the danger from
But, I piracies by pirates who embark as passengers. think it will be a deterrent if persons who may contemplate such acts of violence are aware that they ray while in the act of seizing a ship or while carrying her out of her proper course, be interfered with by one of His Majesty's
Ships.
I have instruited the Captain Superintendent of Police to furnish to the Secretary of Commodore Anstruther a time table of the sailings of passenger steamers for Canton, Macao and the West River,
Alterations in the
time table will be notified from time to time.
Vio-Admiral T.H.M.Jerram, C.R.,
H.M.S. "Minotaır”.
I have,
eto...
Sd.-
F.H.May,
Governor, 800.